Fixes a phenomenon in which the image files cannot be transferred using the FTP protocol via USB cable after the EOS 7D camera has established a wireless connection to the Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E5 (A/B/C/D). Q: Are the improvements from previous firmware versions included in Firmware Version 2.0.6?Ī: Yes, the following improvements from the previous version are included:ġ. (The following is the history of past firmware updates)
The extracted folder contains the firmware (File name: 7D000206.FIR, File size: 17,461,804 bytes) and instructions on the firmware update procedures (a PDF file in five languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese).īefore starting the firmware update operations, please confirm the contents of the download, and carefully read through the firmware update procedures.
Right-click the zip file, and then select Extract All to extract the file.
You can download the latest instruction manual from our Web site.Īfter the downloaded compressed file (.zip file) is extracted, a firmware folder is created. Users are asked to download both the latest firmware and the instruction manual. The instruction manual has been revised accompanying the improvements and additions of functions. If the firmware of your camera has been updated to Version 2.0.6 from Version 1.0.7 through Version 1.2.5: For information on the system requirements, please go to our Web site. The system requirements for the latest applications may be different for the applications that have already been installed to your computer. In order to address compatibility issues, please download the latest versions of the applications from our Web site. Some older versions of the applications listed below do not support functions that are added by the new firmware. When the camera is updated to Firmware Version 2.0.6., the following settings will be automatically reset.ī) Lens peripheral illumination correction data registered to the camera Once the camera is updated to version 2.0.6, it cannot be restored to a previous firmware version.
When updating the firmware of your camera, please first review the instructions thoroughly before you download the firmware. If the camera's firmware is already Version 2.0.6, it is not necessary to update the firmware. I bought all I needed on ebay for around $10 – so really easy and very affordable!! It’s not the perfect solution, though – and I further down I will describe a perfect, yet also quite expensive solution for this problem.Firmware Version 2.0.6 incorporates the following fix:Ĭorrects a phenomenon in which when using the camera with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM or EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens, even if lens aberration correction is set to ""Enable"", correction will not be applied.įirmware Version 2.0.6 is for cameras with firmware up to Version 2.0.5. Just remember to set the Magic Lantern “Analouge Audio gain” to +20, in order to have the Magic Lantern audio-bars showing anything. With the 2.0.3 firmware update to Canon 7D, and the Magic Lantern installed, which is really easy done, just use the steps provided on their page – you are flying with the 7D for video recording!
That is quite important in order to know how to frame the picture, in my opinion. It’s always a problem for me, when filming at noisy places, that I can’t hear the interviewer, when using a wireless microphone on the set. It sucks not to know if we are getting sound in, and to know exactly what is going on. With this smart, cheap and easy hack, you can finally monitor sound on your Canon 7D, which is a perfect camera for video shooting, but is a little limited, as it was one of the first great video DSLR cameras on the market and therefore not that prioritized be Magic Lantern.